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JPEG File chosen_folger_pinnacle_location_sm.... 376 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 18:30 Prospective site for the Folger Pinnacle platform.  
JPEG File pinnacle_hardrock_community_sm.jpg 250 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 18:20 The shallow rocks of Folger Pinnacle provide habitat for a profusion of benthic organisms.  
JPEG File hardrock_community_near_top_of_folg... 439 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 17:59 Flourishing community of organisms living atop Folger Pinnacle, 12 September 2009.  
JPEG File sandbags_over_cable_webres.jpg 310 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 15:14 Some sandbags were placed to stabilize the cable before conditions became too dangerous to continue.  
Show Old Versions JPEG File chimera_visits_broken_tool_tray_at_... 320 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 15:10 A chimera visits the broken ROPOS tool tray resting on the rocky seafloor at 43m, 12 September 2009.  
JPEG File sandbags_in_tool_tray_webres.jpg 299 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 14:13 Sand bags rest in the ROPOS tool tray prior to deployment, 12 September 2009.  
JPEG File anemone_at_41m.jpg 418 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 13:47 This spectacular anemone was observed growing on rock at 41m.  
JPEG File hardrock_community_webres.jpg 632 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 13:32 Close-up view of hard rock community observed at 30m 12 September 2009.  
JPEG File white_anemones_sm.jpg 281 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 13:27 White anemones colonize a boulder at 43m, 12 September 2009.  
JPEG File school_of_fish_sm.jpg 403 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 13:23 Fish are numerous in the vicinity of Folger Pinnacle, which is a rock fish conservancy. This school was observed at 30m, 12 September 2009.  
JPEG File shell_hash_webres.jpg 410 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 13:17 Shell hash at the base of a rock outcrop at 30m depth.  
JPEG File gold_fish_webres.jpg 422 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 13:07 Rock fish swimming at 45m over rocky terrain in the mid-ground between the node and Folger Pinnacle, 12 September 2009.  
JPEG File folger_node_from_1m_webres.jpg 284 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 12:37 Even from 1m distance, the trawl-resistant frame was difficult to make out.  
JPEG File trying_to_release_media_can_webres.... 350 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 12:42 ROPOS crew had a tough time finding and releasing the cable end connectors from the ROCLS cable drum, 12 September 2009.  
JPEG File view_from_the_seafloor_webres.jpg 329 kB dwowens 15-Sep-09 12:33 This was the view when ROPOS reached the seafloor near our Folger Passage node, 12 September 2009.  
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